I can't wait to get this in hand...hopefully only a few more days until it arrives. My first half eagle.
Congrats.....it's a nice-looking coin. Double Eagles only myself, but I get the excitement. I wouldn't be surprised if you kept it out a few days to just look at it and admire it. The same mystical history for Double Eagles applies somewhat to Eagles...the hoards...the use in trade settlements....the gold meltings in the 1930's....etc. Let us know when it arrives and where you eventually stash it. BTW, where did you get it ?